Seed Of The Week: CO2 AI
This carbon tracking spinout from global consulting giant BCG raised a $12 million Seed round to build on its momentum.
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French Tech News: France ❤️❤️❤️ GenAI
France raises the stakes on its artificial intellignece bets. Seedcamp turns to Paris to build sustainability startups.
France Goes Gaga For AI
Big investments from Xavier Niel, OVHCloud, and a breakthrough by Mistral AI point to the growing stakes surrounding this critical emerging technology.
The Big Deals 💣 : Aledia, ChapsVision, Umiami
Deep tech led the dealmaking this week with funding for breakthrough technology and plans to industrialize those innovations.
Spotlight interview: Techstars Paris Program Manager Rebecca Ravenni
"Techstars Sustainability Paris invests in founders addressing some of the most significant challenges of our time, such as water, energy, or waste management."
Seed Scout #5: Omada Wants To Score Big In The U.S.
In this edition: Seed of the Week Omada aims to accelerate its social sports prediction app. And WinEquity co-founder Florence Richardson shares the secrets to successfully backing female founders.
Hot Seed Deals 🔥 : Resolve Stroke, Mimbi, Everimmune, SynDev
BioTech and MedTech drew a lot of attention from investors this week.
Investor Spotlight: WinEquity
WinEquity co-founder Florence Richardson breaks down the strategy behind the early-stage investment fund that backs female founders.
Seed Of The Week: Omada
CEO Adrien Miniatti discusses why he finally broke down and took outside funding for a company, and how he hopes the €7.1 million Seed Round and an impressive roster of Business Angels will fuel Omada's international growth.
French Tech News: Verkor Funding Blowout And Stock Option Stragglers
A historic financing round delivered a shot of adrenaline to a sluggish French tech funding climate.
How €2BN Will Power Verkor's Global Battery Ambitions
The Grenoble-based battery startup's historic financing will help build out its gigafactory. Now it must deliver on its potential to address climate change and rebuild France's industrial sector.
Spotlight Interview: Ledgy CEO Yoko Spirig
"In France, there are still a number of pain points around when employees become real shareholders."
Edito: Well, French Tech's 2023 Could Have Been Worse
French startups have only raised €4.2 billion during the first six months of 2023, compared to €13.6 billion for all of 2022.
Seed Scout #4: Fipto Targets Blockchain Finance And Future Founders Raises €75M
In this edition: Seed of the Week Fipto, Early-Stage Investor Founders Future, and a round-up of Seed deals.
Investor Spotlight: Founders Future
Led by prolific angel investor Marc Menasé, the fund announced it had raised the first €75 million of a new €150 million fund.
Seed Of The Week: Fipto
The fintech raised €15 million to facilitate the international payments for enterprises using blockchain technology.